Soapology in the West Village

I loved the feel of the West Village store, Soapology: warm, cozy, and so many great smells! I was shooting the owner, Francine, and details of the store for her pages in the upcoming CRAVE book.

The first thing she showed me was the car they have parked right out front: loved it!


A detail of the top: what a great way to get people to come in the store!


How can you not love a store with a bathtub in the back?


Handmade soaps


Sea salt scrubs (I love these!)






The lovely Francine

Fat Witches Bakery in Chelsea Market

It's always a good day when I get to start out photographing and smelling brownies all morning. Yum! I headed in to Chelsea Market to photograph Patricia of Fat Witches Bakery.

I love the polka dotted packaging on these brownies


Such an adorable logo


Fat Witch Babies! 3-bite sized brownies; super cute.




Fat Witch owner, Patricia, with her brownie cookbook

Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center in Brooklyn

I visited the Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center in Brooklyn last week for the upcoming CRAVE book. They specialize in cooking and educational classes for adults and kids; check them out!

I loved the look of the kitchen: so bright and welcoming


Beautiful herb paintings by the owner's sister-in-law










The lovely owner, Nissa.


Her dog, Sadie, was following us around during part of the shoot, so I figured she needed her time in the spotlight as well.

BEARS XI at Badger Camp

For the 11th year, my friends organized a trip (that we have named BEARS) out to Wisconsin where we rent out a camp for the weekend. I typically do a few portraits throughout these weekends, and my primary subject this year was Ryan.

A few folks were standing around chatting and I enjoyed Ryan's look, compete with pipe.








A few other random tidbits from the weekend... Joe and Neal are in the middle of a tetherball game, though I think it looks more like the middle of a dance routine.


Glow sticks in Jonathan's hair


A walk in the woods with Neal


One of my favorites from the weekend. I put this on Facebook, and my friend Maciej titled it "Behold ZANON! God of baths and bathing, Lord of Saunas, Protector of the Truly Relaxed!"

Yvette Rose of Joulebody

I spent the morning with Yvette of Joulebody, a yoga, fitness, and nutrition company, to prepare for her page in the upcoming CRAVE book.

One of her services is the Kickstart Diet, a cleansing program she developed. She let me sample some of the products once we were finished, and they were wonderful!









Yvette demonstrated a few yoga poses, and I just love her smile in this one


A meditative portrait